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PRONUNCIATION OF FORTRESSLIKE

fortresslike  [ˈfɔːtrəsˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTRESSLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fortresslike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FORTRESSLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fortresslike in the English dictionary

The definition of fortresslike in the dictionary is resembling a fortress.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORTRESSLIKE


boxlike
ˈbɒksˌlaɪk
businesslike
ˈbɪznɪsˌlaɪk
canvaslike
ˈkænvəsˌlaɪk
fencelike
ˈfɛnsˌlaɪk
forceps-like
ˈfɔːsɪpsˌlaɪk
foxlike
ˈfɒksˌlaɪk
fungus-like
ˈfʌŋɡəsˌlaɪk
furnace-like
ˈfɜːnɪsˌlaɪk
glasslike
ˈɡlɑːsˌlaɪk
grasslike
ˈɡrɑːsˌlaɪk
harness-like
ˈhɑːnɪsˌlaɪk
horselike
ˈhɔːsˌlaɪk
mouselike
ˈmaʊsˌlaɪk
princelike
ˈprɪnsˌlaɪk
purselike
ˈpɜːsˌlaɪk
sinuslike
ˈsaɪnəsˌlaɪk
Tardis-like
ˈtɑːdɪsˌlaɪk
trancelike
ˈtrɑːnsˌlaɪk
virus-like
ˈvaɪərəsˌlaɪk
waxlike
ˈwæksˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORTRESSLIKE

fortissimo
fortississimo
fortitude
fortitudinous
fortlet
fortnight
fortnightlies
fortnightly
FORTRAN
fortress
fortuities
fortuitism
fortuitist
fortuitous
fortuitously
fortuitousness
fortuity
Fortuna
fortunate
fortunately

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORTRESSLIKE

alike
asslike
childlike
dislike
feel like
homelike
human-like
lifelike
like
like-for-like
lookalike
mislike
mosslike
puslike
pusslike
sunlike
the like
there´s nothing like
unbusinesslike
unlike

Synonyms and antonyms of fortresslike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fortresslike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORTRESSLIKE

Find out the translation of fortresslike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fortresslike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fortresslike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fortresslike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

una fortaleza
570 millions of speakers

English

fortresslike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fortresslike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fortresslike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на крепость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fortaleza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fortresslike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de forteresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti kubu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

festungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fortresslike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fortresslike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Benteng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fortresslike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fortresslike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्बल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kale gibi korunan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fortezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fortresslike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на фортецю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fortresslike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fortresslike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fortresslike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fortresslike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortresslike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fortresslike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTRESSLIKE»

The term «fortresslike» is used very little and occupies the 187.208 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTRESSLIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fortresslike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fortresslike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fortresslike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTRESSLIKE»

Discover the use of fortresslike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fortresslike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mexican Song of Sunshine
... inside Morocco, like Marrakesh. A desert city. There's a fortresslike battlement which surrounds the town of Bent, like the barricade around Marrakesh. The fortresslike battlement shuts itself at night to the road, so nobody can enter or leave.
Jason Murk, 2010
2
Güterbegriff und Handlungstheorie:
Philae, in Nubian Debod/Parembole the temple was removed to save it from being flooded by Lake Nasser, and nothing indicated a fortresslike structure outside the temple walls. So, where was the phrourion on Philae which is attested in so ...
Leon Mooren, 2000
3
Stewardship: Lessons Learned from the Lost Culture of Wall ...
Three: Build. a. FortressLike. Cash. and. Liquidity. Position. Quite frankly, many investors going into 2008 and 2009 were worrying about the wrong things in their investment portfolios.Theyspenttime focusing ontacticaltweaks—like whether to ...
John G. Taft, Charles D. Ellis, 2012
4
Eternally (Mills & Boon Nocturne) (The Guardians - Book 1)
He was a Guardian.
Maureen Child, 2011
5
Heaven's Eagle: A Revelation of the Holy Spirit in Psalm 91
The church is also portrayed in the fortresslike eagle's nest. Peter describes the church as an edifice made up of living stones, representing the individual believers, built upon Jesus Christ, the chief cornerstone laid in Zion (Jerusalem) ( 1 Peter ...
Daniel O'Neil, 2013
6
Lorenzo De' Medici and the Art of Magnificence
He was mindful, surely, of Alberti's observation that tyrants, not private citizens, built fortresslike houses with ... Cosimo de' Medici's Cafag- giolo, described in a document of 1468 as "a great fortresslike dwelling surrounded by a walled moat,  ...
F. W. Kent, 2006
7
All We Know of Heaven
... the preaux of European monasteries, and also natural, as a virtually untouched parcel of land around which the building was constructed. As for the rest, the architect gave them a whitewashed, sterile, and curiously fortresslike environment.
Remy Rougeau, 2002
8
Brave New Neighborhoods: The Privatization of Public Space
It attemptsto answer Robert Frost's question, tothinkabout what we arewalling inoroutwhen webuild gated communities and fortresslike shopping malls. S E GREG A TI O N A ND P U B LI C S P ACE Thesecond theme that emerges throughout ...
Margaret Kohn, 2004
9
Chinese Chicago: Race, Transnational Migration, and ...
The construction of diaolou, or fortresslike buildings, and yanglou, or Western- style buildings, was widespread in the villages ofTaishan in the 1920s and 1930s when the region was plagued by social instability and turmoil due to local bandits  ...
Huping Ling, 2012
10
America's New Downtowns: Revitalization Or Reinvention?
Fortresslike blank walls protect the Westin Hotel in Atlanta. million square feet going up in major cities around the country by the early 1970s. While these towers had tremendous symbolic power, they often served to implode downtown activity ...
Larry Ford, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTRESSLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fortresslike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Brunello Bunch
We lured a few of Mr. Cucinelli's roughly 350 guests away from candlelit tables on the grounds and led them into the fortresslike villa to find out ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Frankenstein meets Clone Wars in sci-fi thriller 'Closer to God'
The torch-bearing townspeople swarming the Frankenstein castle are now political protesters camped outside Reed's fortresslike estate where ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
3
Independence Mall neighborhood finds its groove
For decades, the Dow's fortresslike edifice screamed Stay away! But on this evening, 20- and 30-somethings drank craft beer from plastic cups, ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»
4
In a family tradition, Bucks County painter keeps it real on canvas
Both are monumental subjects, each mysterious in its own way, remote and fortresslike. "Underpass," oil, by Patrick Seufert. "Driving at Dusk," ... «The Intelligencer, Jun 15»
5
Second employee charged in New York prison escape
... slipped through a steam pipe and emerged from a manhole outside the prison's fortresslike walls on June 6 in Dannemora, N.Y., according to ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 15»
6
Gallery Shutting 10th Street Doors to Commuters in August
PREIT's half-a-billion dollar transformation of the now nearly-empty center city mall will entail breaking down its "fortresslike" exterior and ... «Curbed National, Jun 15»
7
Search for two prison escapees comes up empty
Contractors have been doing extensive renovations at the 170-year-old prison, a hulking, fortresslike structure that looms over Dannemora's ... «The Bell Jar, Jun 15»
8
BWW Reviews: Kentucky Shakespeare's Magical TEMPEST Hits …
Donna Lawrence-Downs' costumes could set the scene by themselves, but Paul Owen compounds the visual effect with a fortresslike set ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
9
Manhunt focuses on northern NY towns
Contractors have been doing extensive renovations at the 170-year-old prison, a hulking, fortresslike structure that looms over Dannemora's ... «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Jun 15»
10
Did inmates have inside help in 'Shawshank'-style breakout?
Contractors have been doing extensive renovations at the 170-year-old prison, a hulking, fortresslike structure that looms over Dannemora's ... «6abc.com, Jun 15»

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